"VA investigates Atlanta shooter's mental health amid new developments in Midtown shooting"

The Veterans Affairs is investigating whether there were any gaps in mental health care for Deion Patterson, a veteran who is accused of killing one woman and injuring four others in a Midtown medical office. Patterson had been treated at the Atlanta VA for mental health problems since March. He had scheduled a video appointment with the VA on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., more than two hours after he opened fire at a Northside Hospital Midtown medical office building. Patterson's mother came with him to his final appointment, asking specifically for an Ativan prescription for her son. The VA has not acknowledged if he was being treated at the Atlanta VA.